8. Case 04: Mini Table Lamps

8.1. Introduction

Use micro:bit to make a mini desk lamp, and control the LED light to turn on or off through a crash sensor.

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8.2. Quick Start

Materials Reuqired

Nezha expansion board × 1

micro:bit × 1

LED-yellow × 1

Crash sensor × 1

RJ11 wires × 2

Tips: You may need to purchase Nezha Inventor’s Kit if you want all the above compoents.

Connection Diagram

Connect the crash sensor to J1 and the yellow LED to J2 on the Nezha expansion board as the picture shows.

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Assembly Video

Video reference:https://youtu.be/BBP1Nx6t090

Assembly Steps

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8.3. MakeCode Programming

Step 1

Click “Advanced” in the MakeCode to see more choices.

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For programming, we need to add a package: click “Extensions” at the bottom of the MakeCode drawer and search with “PlanetX” in the dialogue box to download it.

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Notice: If you met a tip indicating that some codebases would be deleted due to incompatibility, you may continue as the tips say or create a new project in the menu.

Step 2

Code as below:

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Reference

Link：https://makecode.microbit.org/_J9Lc271kpHiD

You may also download it directly below:

Result

The crash sensor controlls the on/off of the LED.

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